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Jeremiah 19:2 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 19 · verse 2
And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,Jeremiah 19:2 · King James Version
Jeremiah 19:2 in context
1Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
3And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- proclaimqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- valleygayʼa gorge (from its lofty sidesH1516 →
- HinnomHinnômHinnom, apparently a JebusiteH2011 →
- forthyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- entrypethachan openingH6607 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
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The corruption of man having made it necessary that precept should be upon precept, and line upon line (so unapt are we to receive, and so very apt to let slip, the things of God), the grace of God has provided that there shall be, accordingly, precept upon precept, and line upon line, that those who are irreclaimable…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9